Holder for stenographers&#39; notebooks



Dec. 12, 1933. E. M. DOUGHERTY HOLDER FOR STENOGRAPHERS NOTEBOOKS Filed Jan. 2, 1932 Patented Dec. 12, 1933 :IIUMTED STATES FPATEN'T OFFILCE" 'HOLDER i on STENOGRAPHERS NOTEBOOKS I Everett M. ,Dou gherty, Milwaukee, .Wis.

, Application January 2, 1932'. Serial No. 584,367

5, Claims.

My invention relates to improvements in holders for stenographers" notebooks and other articles of similar character.

The primary object of my invention is to provide an improvedholder of easel type whioh may article may-be automatically clamped in position 7 when the brace is inplate supporting position; to provide such a holder with means for alsosupporting a pencil in a position tofacilitate holding a the notebook, or. preventing the leaves frombeing displaced by drafts of air; to provide such a pencil holder in association with other m e ans for preventing accidental displacement of the leaves of a notebook while allowing the leaves to .be freely turned or foldedjbackwardly by manual manipulation; to provide means whereby the clamping portion of the holder may be utilized to embrace a backwardly folded cot/ errand associated turned pages infsuch a manneras to obtain the full benefit of the cylindrical ,roll produce d at the bindingby the folded cover and other sheets forpreventing displacementof the book during brace folding and holder manipulating operations and in general to provide simple and inexpensive holders which will have superior adaptability and convenience as compared with holders previously made.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevation of my improved holder with a portion of the book receiving plate broken away to show the lower portion of the brace.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same as seen from the pencil holding margin, with the brace in folded position.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view of the upper portion of the holder as shown in Figure 2, with a notebook engaged thereby and with the cover and some of the leaves backwardly folded.

Figure 4 is a view of the same showing the brace in supporting position.

Figure 5 is an isometric view of the holder as it appears in use when adjusted for holding a notebook in position for transcribing the notes.

Like parts are identified by the same reference characters throughout the several views.

A flat plate 10, preferably formed of metal, is .providedwith a pairof extensions at its upper margin (which are cylindrically rolled to 2 provide bearings 11 for the:;pivotally supporLed portions 12 of the brace. i

e The brace is preferablyformed of a piece of wire havi leg po t o r theup e en vq which. the wireis inturned ,as indicated at ;14, then bent upwardly. as indicated at 15 and. outwardly turned to form the hinge pins orpivotal portions 12, .At the outer ends of theseportions 12 the wireextends beyond the plate 10 andis arcuately .c urved to form hook shaped portions 16, the extremities of which are connected by a? clamping bar 17. The. extremities ofthe hook shapedpor-- tions 16 and, also the clamping bar 17 are normally supported v in sufficient proximity to the uppermargin of the platell) toallowthe backwardly folded portion A of anotebookB tog be engaged within the hook shaped portions 15 sufli- .ciently to prevent the book from slipping downwardly along the plate l0-without,flattening'out the portion A bypressuregreater than thatex- I erted by the weight of thebook- V i' j The major portion. ofthe bracewill preferably be formed of a singlepiece of wiregof which the clamping bar 17 constitutes the middle portion. The lower ends of the legs 13 may be inwardly ,turnedto form foot pieces 18 which constitute a base for thebrace. I preferably secure these ends of the wire togetherjby a brace platel9; having its end margins and bottom margins formed intowire engaging cylindrical clips 20 as clearly shown inFigures 1 and 5. n

However, the book may be instantly removed or withdrawn from the holder by pulling it laterally from the plate 10 toward the right hand side of the structure as illustrated in Figure 1. To prevent it from accidentally slipping from the holder in this direction the plate 10 is preferably provided with an upset flange 21 along the lower portion of its right hand side margin so that when the operator desires to remove the book it will first be lifted from the plate 10 along the portion occupied by the flange 21 and withdrawn over the flange. The flange 21 need not project very far forwardly from the surface of the plate 10 inasmuch as its engagement with the back cover of the book would ordinarily prevent an accidental shifting or withdrawal of the book.

On the opposite or left hand side of the plate 10 I provide another upset flange 22, the outer margin of which has cylindrically rolled lips 23 forming a fragmentary cylindrical barrel into which a pencil C may be inserted. The lower lip 23' may conform to the surface of a smaller cylinder than those above it, whereby only the point of the pencil may, be received within this lip, thus preventing the pencil from slipping downwardly through this hole. When the penoil is in position it cooperates with the lips 23 in holding the associated margin of the exposed sheet of the notebook from being displaced by draifts.- I r In theuse of a. holder constructed as above described, the front cover and any leaves that are not to be used will first be folded backwardly cooperate with the flanges 21 and 22 in securely holding the book in proper position.

If additional notes are to be taken, the operator may grasp the holder in a single movement of the hand and fold the brace without any danget of having the book slip out of place. There- -may be supported upon thetable or 'upon the knee upon the holder may be'employed as a rest which of the operator while takingnotes, the plate 10 understood that when in'the position above de- "scribed for transcribing notes, leaves may be turned backwardly without necessarily folding them between the book and the plate. If desired, the free en'dof the turned leaf may be pressed between 'thejlegs 13 of the brace and thereby retained in'the back folded-position.

-'It will, o'fcourse, be understood that my irrbound books o'rtable'ts as distinguished from 'those in whichthe leaves are bound or connected having arcuate armsextending from said pivotal connections beyond the end of the plate and a clamping bar supported by" said arms in proximity to the face of the plate near said end thereof, the brace comprising a piece of wire having portions outwardly turned and serving as pivot pins, and associated portions extending arcuately from the outer ends of the pivot pins to form said bar supporting arms.

2. A holder for end bound notebooks and similar articles comprising a plate having portions of its side margins upset and adapted to receive the material between them, in combination with a brace pivoted to one end of the plate and having a hook shaped arm into which the bound margin of a book may be inserted laterally and held against longitudinal movement along the plate, one of said upset plate margins being provided with inturned arcuate pencil holding lips extending over said plate, whereby a pencil disposed in said lips will be disposed in a position to bear uponthe exposed surface of the book.

3. In a holder of the described class, the combination with'awork supporting plate having upset side' margins and cylindrically rolled extensions at one end near the junction of the respective sidemargins, and a piece of wire engaged in the cylindrically rolled portions of the:

plate and having portions bent to form work receiving hooks'and clamping extremities adapted, in one position, to hold the work fixedl'yto the plate, said 1 hooks in another position, being adapted, in co-operation with said upset margins,

to hold the work loosely upon the plate, and a hook actuating plate'supporting brace. being substantially rigid. It will, of c'ourseybe 4. In a holder for end bound notebooks and similar articles, the combination with a brace comprising a single piece of wire bent to'form a clamping bar, arcu'ate' hooks at the ends of the bar, and legs'extendingfrom the hooks and connected therewith by portions bent inwardly toward each other to provide pivotal portions, of

a plate having bearing portions engaged with the pivotal portions on said brace.

vention"isparticularly adapted'for use in supporting what may be conveniently termed end 7 6. In a holderfor end bound notebooks an similar articles, the combination with a brace comprising a single piece of wire bent to form a clamping bar, arouate hooks at the ends of the -bar,legs extending from the hooks and connected therewith by portions bent-inwardly toward each other to provide pivotal portions, foot pieces extending from the ends of the legs toward each other, and a brace plate engaging the legs and foot'pieces, of a work supporting plate having bearing portions engaged with the pivotal portions on said brace.

" -EYERET'I M. DOUGHERTY. 

